The Proprieties of Retreat: Book 16 of the Ihya' 'Ulum Al-Din, the Revival of the Religious Sciences Volume 16 (Fons Vitae Al-Ghazali) Suhaib Webb MA and PhD in Qur'anic

MA and PhD in Qur'anic and Hadith studies

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The Proprieties of Retreat: Book 16 of the Ihya' 'Ulum Al-Din, the Revival of the Religious Sciences Volume 16 (Fons Vitae Al-Ghazali) Suhaib Webb MA and PhD in Qur'anicAl Ghazali's Kitab adab al 'uzla (The Properties of Retreat) is the sixth book in the Rub' al 'adat (Quarter of Customary Practices) in his monumental work known as Ihya' 'ulum al din (Revival of the Religious Sciences). Focusing on the issue of seclusion, or retreat from society, the main discussion in this book is the question of whether it is better to engage in social intercourse (al mukhalata) or remove oneself from society to focus on perfecting